Ryan Reichenbach is our one and only Drive Coach. As drive coach Ryan runs around talking to the alliances teams drive teams. Ryan conveys information about us to our alliance and vise versa. Ryan's main job is to make sure that the Alliance strategy is upheld and that our drive team follows it. In Ryan's words, "The drive team follows the Micro Idea and I follow the Macro Idea."

For the 2025 FRC season, as driver, Luke's job is to control and maneuver the Robot. Luke is in charge of driving the robot and using our intake to pick up coral from the ground. Luke moves from the reef to any coral within the area or to the feeder station or near the reef thanks to our ground intake. On top of maneuvering to the reef to score Luke is also tasked with intaking the coral by spinning the wheels to activate the ground intake. Another aspect of driving that Luke excels at is defending. For this years season Luke has to leave our scoring area to enter the opposite alliances feeding station to prevent the other teams from gaining new coral, or greatly slowing down their cycle speed.

This years operator is Alen S! The operator is in charge of the Auton and speaking with other teammates to determine which variation to use to maximize scoring. In Auton we scored up to 2 coral into L4 earning us 14 points to start the match. In Tele-Op Alen controls the elevator to score the different levels, releasing the coral into the reef, and dropping the intake for Luke to pick up the coral. Alen is also able to pick up algae off of the reef however that wasn't something we were able to accomplish in season. During End Game Alen is in charge of the mechanism that opens up the elevator and allows the robot to climb.

After matches, Luke immediately switches gear from driving to recovering, being able to solve extreme problems in short amounts of time. Luke's main focus is to maintain and improve our drive train, for example, switching the swerve modules in our drive train whenever needed. Luke and Sam became so skilled with it that they could finish switching in about 5 minutes, when it is usually a 20 minute task. Before matches Luke would make sure every inch of the robot was properly greased to smooth all the scoring mechanisms. Luke is also credited for creating parts in the pit when needed alongside Sam.

Madison checks the robot's scoring mechanisms after matches, does quick or time consuming fixes, as well as changing our bumpers when we change to the Red or Blue Alliance. In the pit Madison is a human atlas, knowing where every part is within their pit and/or cart improving quickness with fixing the robot. Madison works quickly and efficiently; which is integral for when we have matches in quick succession throughout all of our competitions, able to fix as much as possible which could allow a visit to the practice field before a match. She is also our one and only Pit Technician meaning she rolls the robot onto and off of the field for matches. This allows her to do some last minute fixes on the robot while in queue to double check the robot's readiness for the match, like tightening bolts or doing tug tests.

In the Pit Sam mainly focuses on the wiring and electronics of the robot, as wire checker she makes sure all the wires are functioning and in place, doing tug tests and adding new CAN IDs with Alen and making sure that the system recognizes them. Sam did a lot of general maintenance with the robot working wherever was needed while focusing on the arm, claw, and intake. Having put in a total over 200 hours into the robot Sam was able to work on anything needed with maximum efficiency and understanding. Sam was also a liaison between 818 and our sister team 9558 lending a helping hand when needed balancing between the two robots mechanisms with ease.  She also changes the wheel tread, which gives our wheels more traction, allowing us to have faster cycles or defend more efficiently. 

Once matches end Alen races back to the pit to work on any issues that occurred in the previous match to work on any and all issues the robot faced whether in auton or teleop. Alen re-worked the autons as needed and determined whether it was an issue with the vision, elevator, or connection with the radio. Once those issues were resolved Alen began working to optimize automation as much as he could, specifically focusing on scoring by making a timer with a sensor on coral that automatically shoots after 3 seconds.